Couple held in ‘severed head mystery’ released due to lack of evidence
A man and a woman who had been held in preventive custody since last year following the discovery of a woman’s head in a plastic bag close to a Matosinhos
UPDATE: Man remanded in custody for murder of woman inside Faro hairdresser
A 43-year-old man will await trial in prison on suspicion of the murder of a 68-year-old woman inside a hairdresser in Faro in November, the Public Prosecutor’s Office announced on
Man arrested for murder of woman inside Faro hairdresser in November
A 43-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a 68-year-old woman inside a hairdresser in Faro in November (click here). In a statement to the press,
Hells Angels rounded-up in massive swoop ‘almost all released’ due to judicial sloth
37 of 39 bikers connected to the notorious Hells Angels gang have been released from Portuguese jails – after 14 months behind bars – without their case getting anywhere near
Dozens of council officials under suspicion as Operation Ether reaches ‘accusations stage’
Operation Ether – which hit the headlines exactly a year ago – has now assembled no less than 60 council officials, all of them under suspicion in one way or
Dancer under house arrest after stabbing husband in Portimão
A 41-year-old woman, described as a dancer, has been placed under house arrest after stabbing her husband with a knife in Alvor, near Portimão. The attack happened on Monday, October
Horrific attack in UK leaves 32-year-old Portuguese with life-threatening injuries
An horrific attack on a Portuguese man by a group of up to 15 people in Eastbourne last week has seen British police make an urgent appeal for witnesses. The
Woman’s body discovered with multiple stab-wounds in abandoned suitcase
The body of a woman “aged around 30” has been discovered with multiple stab-wounds in a suitcase left on the pavement in a residential neighbourhood close to Lisbon. Say reports,
Disappearing explosives controversy returns to haunt elections
The bizarre disappearing explosives controversy, known here simply as “Tancos” (the same of the military store involved) has returned to haunt the country’s election campaign. But while opposition MPs are
String of fires that destroyed vehicles investigated in Faro
Polícia Judiciária (PJ) criminal police are investigating three separate fires that destroyed three cars, two motorbikes and an ‘ecoponto’ (recycling bin) in the Penha area of Faro in the early